Stout braised German Sausage
Ingredients:
8 German style sausages (about 2 pounds)
2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
2 medium shallots, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 cups Alaskan Stout
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 cup Demi-glace (see recipe on this website)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees FWith a small paring knife, make shallow diagonal cuts in sausage linksPlace the sausage in a shallow baking pan and bake about 10 minutes until brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.In a large skillet, cook the onions, shallots, garlic and butter over high heat for at least three (3) minutes or until golden. Add the sausage to the skilletAdd the Stout to the mixture in the skillet to deglaze it. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, until the Stout is reduced so it just coats the bottom of the pan. Remove the sausage only from the skillet and put it on a platter and keep it warm.Increase the heat to high and stir in the demi-glace mixture and mustard into the onion mixture. Cook about 5-8 minutes or until the mixture is reduced by half. Season with salt and pepper if you wish. Spoon the onion mixture over the sausage and serve with Dutch-style sauerkraut in Summer Ale (see website) on the side. Serves 4Note: You can substitute kielbasa or any garlic flavored pork sausage.